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  • Retrofitting Sprawl

    Addressing Seventy Years of Failed Urban Form

    by Emily Talen, Julia Koschinsky, Brenda Case Scheer, Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Aviva Hopkins Brown, Rebecca Lewis, Matthew Salenger, June Williamson, David Dixon, Ellen Dunham-Jones0, Nico Larco1, Marc Schlossberg2, Dave Amos3, Gabriel Diaz Montemayor4, Nabil Kamel5, Benjamin W. Stanley6, Aaron Golub7, Milagros Zingoni8, Whitney Warman9, Christian Solorio0, Galina Tachieva1, Wesley Brown2 ...
    These twelve previously unpublished essays present innovative and practical ideas for addressing the harmful effects of sprawl. Sprawl is not only an ongoing focus of specialized magazines like Dwell; indeed, Time magazine has cited “recycling the suburbs” as the second of “Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now.” While most conversations on sprawl tend to focus on its restriction, this book ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • Communicating in Hospital Emergency Departments

    by Diana Slade, Marie Manidis, Jeannette McGregor, Hermine Scheeres, Eloise Chandler, Jane Stein-Parbury, Roger Dunston, Maria Herke, Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book was conceived in response to the increasing recognition of the central role of communication in effective healthcare delivery, particularly in high-stress contexts. Over a three-year period, the research team investigated communication between patients and clinicians in five representative emergency departments (EDs). The book describes the communicative complexity and intensity of work ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Hollow Land

    Israel's Architecture of Occupation

    by Eyal Weizman ...
    Acclaimed exploration of the political space created by Israel’s colonial occupationThis new edition of the classic work on the politics of architecture—and the architecture of politics—appears on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six-Day War, which expanded Israel’s domination over Palestinian lands.From the tunnels of Gaza to the militarized airspace of the Occupied Territories, Eyal Weizman ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Pleasure of Thinking

    A Journey through the Sideways Leaps of Ideas

    by Theodore Dalrymple ...
    What is the connection between God and East Sheen? How do you talk your way out of an Albanian jail? Why do dictators love to make comic books? How does a missed penalty-kick lead to a bloody war? Theodore Dalrymple, a psychiatrist who gives expert witness in murder cases, has a passion for sideways thinking. In The Pleasure of Thinking he takes us on a witty and erudite voyage along the hidden ... Read more

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  • The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Punctuation

    A Handy Reference to Resolve All Your Grammatical Problems

    by Jay Stevenson ...
    Knowing the rules is as easy as ABC.Writing an academic paper or business document need not be a daunting task. The Pocket Idiot’s Guide® to Grammar and Punctuation provides the basics rules of grammar and punctuation, along with the examples readers need to make points clearly and quickly.• Straightforward, no-frills rules of grammar and punctuation with clever, interesting examples that clarify ... Read more

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  • Planning Sustainable Cities

    An infrastructure-based approach

    by Spiro Pollalis ...
    Planning Sustainable Cities: An infrastructure-based approach provides an analytical framework for urban sustainability, focusing on the services and performance of infrastructure systems.The book approaches infrastructure as a series of systems that function in synergy and are directly linked with urban planning. This method streamlines and guides the planning process, while still highlighting ... Read more

    Was $51.99 USD Now $45.99 USD

  • Filthy English: The How, Why, When And What Of Everyday Swearing

    The How, Why, When And What Of Everyday Swearing

    by Peter Silverton ...
    When the Sex Pistols swore live on tea-time telly in 1976, there was outrage across Britain. Headlines screamed. Christians marched. TVs were kicked in. Thirty years on, all those words are media-mainstream - bandied about with impunity on TV and in the papers. This is the story of our bad language and its three-decade journey from the fringes of decency to the working centre of a more ... Read more

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  • Urban Microclimate

    Designing the Spaces Between Buildings

    by Evyatar Erell, David Pearlmutter, Terence Williamson ...
    The quality of life of millions of people living in cities could be improved if the form of the city were to evolve in a manner appropriate to its climatic context. Climatically responsive urban design is vital to any notion of sustainability: it enables individual buildings to make use of renewable energy sources for passive heating and cooling, it enhances pedestrian comfort and activity in ... Read more

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  • 100 Successful College Application Essays (Second Edition)

    by The Harvard Independent ...
    The largest collection of successful college application essays available in one volume.These are the essays that helped their authors gain admission to Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Wellesley, Colby, and other outstanding schools—followed by invaluable comments by experts in admissions, placement, and college counseling at some of the best learning institutions around the country. This helpful ... Read more

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  • The 'One Planet' Life

    A Blueprint for Low Impact Development

    by David Thorpe ...
    The One Planet Life demonstrates a path for everyone towards a way of life in which we don’t act as if we had more than one planet Earth. The difference between this approach and others is that it uses ecological footprint analysis to help to determine how effective our efforts are. Much of the book is a manual – with examples – on how to live the 'good life' and supply over 65% of your livelihood ... Read more

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  • Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking

    How to Communicate Clearly

    by John Seely ...
    The Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking is the essential guide for everyone who needs to communicate in clear and effective English, both written and spoken. John Seely looks at the key factors to consider in tailoring your material so that you get your message across, such as understanding the demands of particular audiences, subjects, and situations. Clearly organized, the book is ... Read more

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